Canadian Pharmacy News

GSK To Tag Antiretroviral Drug Trizivir Bottles Shipped To U.S. With Tracking Device In Pilot Project To Prevent Counterfeiting
28 Mar 2006

GlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday announced it will begin attaching a radio frequency identification device to bottles of its triple-combination antiretroviral drug Trizivir shipped to the U.S. as part of a pilot project that aims to fight counterfeiting of the drug. Read More

Schering AG Supervisory Board Supports Bayer Offer
28 Mar 2006

The Supervisory Board of Schering AG, Germany (FSE: SCH, NYSE: SHR) today announced that it shares the positive view of the Executive Board of Schering AG regarding the takeover offer by Bayer AG. The Supervisory Board will also recommend to Schering AG's shareholders to accept the offer once the formal offer documents have been published and assessed. Read More

Innovative Technology For Production Of New Pharmaceuticals Forms Basis Of New Company
28 Mar 2006

Ghent, Belgium and Espoo, Finland - Plants produce a lot of valuable pharmaceuticals - but rather slowly and in small quantities. So, scientists from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) have together with Ghent University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland developed a technology to increase the production of pharmaceuticals in plant cells. The technology forms the foundation for the new company SoluCel. This week, the authoritative scientific journal PNAS is publishing results from the researchers that confirm the importance of the new technology. Read more